In the book Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, the setting of the story is the Igbo tribe of Niger, located in southeastern Africa. There is a strong social and economic structure among the Igbo people. Villages have a solid set of traditional beliefs by which they live their lives, without departing from that tradition. The introduction of Christianity into the tribes brought changes in the social and religious life of the villages. The novel offers a glimpse into the changes of how the colonialist changed the traditional roles of the economic and political life of the villages of Niger. The tradition is set up so that cultures have a path to follow in creating family and life, in Things Fall Apart, the clash between European and Nigerian cultures has created a conflict and the introduction of Christianity and colonialism has opened a path for change that was not welcomed. The Igbo people, also known as Ibo, live in a southeastern part of Africa in Nigeria. The life of the Igbo social and economic structure is not that different from that of the United States, as it was built around agriculture, local manufacturing, and trade. Tribal families keep their animals primarily for the prominent status that comes with ownership and the need for sacrifices in the village center. In the book we celebrate with palm wine, but currently one of the main exports is palm oil and palm kernel. The main crops of the Igbo are sweet potatoes, cassava and taro, all of which are grown under underground tuberous root type vegetation. Cassava is a plant used for cassava flour, bread, tapioca, a laundry starch, and even as an alcoholic beverage (The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica (Ed.), 2014). The taro is used...... in the center of the card......e. Retrieved from http://www.biography.com/people/chinua-achebe-20617665Achebe, C. (1959). Things fall apart. (50 ed.). New York, New York: Anchor Books; A division of Random House, Inc.Igbo. In (2014). The editors of the Encyclopedia Britannica (ed.), Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved from http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/282215/IgboKirszner, L. G., & Mandell, S. R. (2012). Compact literature: reading, reacting, writing (8 ed.). Boston, MA: Wadsworth Publishing Company.Metz, H. C. (1991). Nigeria: a national study. Washington. Retrieved from http://countrystudies.us/nigeria/Nigeria. In (2014). The editors of the Encyclopedia Britannica (ed.), Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved from http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/414840/NigeriaRank, J. (2014). Countries and their cultures: Igbo. Retrieved from http://www.everyculture.com/Africa-Middle-East/Igbo.html